(337) Devosa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 May 2024	14.2	2.677 AU	2.518 AU	21h38m	-21°37'	87.9°	22.1°
Opposition	9 Aug 2024	12.4	2.600 AU	1.593 AU	21h32m	-22°55'	172.0°	3.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Devosa are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1367314
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3831813
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.85922
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 355.33111
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 99.47911
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 198.78313
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 274.89845
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.75124
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.68            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   21 38 06.6   -21 37 28     2.518    2.677   87.9   22.1   251   14.2 
2024-05-08 20:38 UT   21 38 56.2   -21 34 38     2.506    2.677   88.5   22.1   251   14.2 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   21 39 04.2   -21 34 10     2.504    2.677   88.6   22.2   251   14.2 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   21 40 00.8   -21 30 58     2.490    2.676   89.3   22.2   251   14.2 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   21 40 56.5   -21 27 49     2.476    2.675   90.1   22.2   251   14.2 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   21 41 51.2   -21 24 45     2.462    2.675   90.8   22.2   251   14.2 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   21 42 44.9   -21 21 45     2.449    2.674   91.5   22.2   251   14.1 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   21 43 37.6   -21 18 50     2.435    2.673   92.3   22.2   251   14.1 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   21 44 29.3   -21 15 59     2.421    2.673   93.0   22.2   251   14.1 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   21 45 20.0   -21 13 13     2.407    2.672   93.8   22.2   251   14.1 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   21 46 09.6   -21 10 32     2.394    2.672   94.6   22.2   251   14.1 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   21 46 58.2   -21 07 56     2.380    2.671   95.3   22.2   251   14.1 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   21 47 45.7   -21 05 24     2.366    2.670   96.1   22.1   251   14.1 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   21 48 32.2   -21 02 58     2.353    2.670   96.9   22.1   251   14.0 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   21 49 17.5   -21 00 37     2.339    2.669   97.6   22.1   251   14.0 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   21 50 01.7   -20 58 22     2.325    2.668   98.4   22.0   251   14.0 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   21 50 44.8   -20 56 11     2.312    2.668   99.2   22.0   251   14.0 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   21 51 26.8   -20 54 07     2.298    2.667  100.0   22.0   251   14.0 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   21 52 07.6   -20 52 07     2.284    2.666  100.8   21.9   252   14.0 
2024-05-26 00:00 UT   21 52 47.3   -20 50 14     2.271    2.666  101.6   21.9   252   14.0 
2024-05-27 00:00 UT   21 53 25.8   -20 48 26     2.257    2.665  102.4   21.8   252   13.9 
2024-05-28 00:00 UT   21 54 03.0   -20 46 44     2.244    2.664  103.2   21.7   252   13.9 
2024-05-29 00:00 UT   21 54 39.1   -20 45 07     2.231    2.664  104.0   21.7   252   13.9 
2024-05-30 00:00 UT   21 55 13.9   -20 43 37     2.217    2.663  104.8   21.6   252   13.9 
2024-05-31 00:00 UT   21 55 47.4   -20 42 13     2.204    2.662  105.6   21.5   252   13.9 
2024-06-01 00:00 UT   21 56 19.7   -20 40 56     2.191    2.662  106.4   21.4   252   13.9 
2024-06-02 00:00 UT   21 56 50.7   -20 39 44     2.177    2.661  107.3   21.3   252   13.8 
2024-06-03 00:00 UT   21 57 20.3   -20 38 39     2.164    2.660  108.1   21.3   252   13.8 
2024-06-04 00:00 UT   21 57 48.7   -20 37 40     2.151    2.659  108.9   21.2   252   13.8 
2024-06-05 00:00 UT   21 58 15.6   -20 36 48     2.138    2.659  109.8   21.0   253   13.8 
2024-06-06 00:00 UT   21 58 41.2   -20 36 03     2.125    2.658  110.6   20.9   253   13.8 
2024-06-07 00:00 UT   21 59 05.5   -20 35 24     2.112    2.657  111.5   20.8   253   13.8 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.